30 Events United Kingdom Edition March 8-14, 2010 Time for a transition? Dental Protection launches a new event aimed at Scottish dental professionals three renowned speakers, Hugh Harvie, Kevin Lewis and James Foster who will explore complaints and ethical dilemmas based on actual cases drawn from Dental Protection’s extensive archive. The day will also include an interactive workshop session, which will demonstrate problems the average dentist may come across throughout their career, and will examine the issues that impact on the way a dentist handles the situation. Sessions on law and ethics and complaint handling will explore the role of communication skills in effective complaint handling. Describing the event, Hugh Harvie, Head of Dental Services Scotland said: “DPL are pleased to launch an exciting new event for the benefit of our members in Scotland. The programme will address the recommended CPD needs of all dentists, and will serve as a useful introduction, or a reminder, to dentists regardless of what stage they may have reached in their career.” Tickets for the full-day event cost between £10 and £75 and authorisation for 5.5 hours verifiable CPD has been applied for. Delegates are advised to register their interest in the programme early to avoid disappointment. D ental Protection is pleased to announce a brand new event Transitions, which will be staged in Scotland this April. The full-day event is scheduled for Saturday April 17 in Cumbernauld near Glasgow. The programme is suitable for dentists at all stages of their career and will provide keynote lectures on the recommended CPD topics, complaint handling and ethics. What to expect The programme will feature Sponsoring education nationwide In addition to the wide range of educational events that Dental Protection provides, we are proud to support a number of other educational events throughout the UK. Here you will find members of the DPL team are on-hand to answer queries you may have relating to your membership, the benefits available to members or more specific advice from a dento-legal adviser. Meet DPL at the following events in 2010: • Dentistry Show 19-20 March, NEC Birmingham • BDA Conference 20-22 May, Liverpool • International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 1-3 July, Glasgow. For more information about any of the educational events that DPL supports, please contact Sarah Garry, Dental Events Manager on sarah.garry@mps. org.uk or telephone 020 7399 1339. DT